March 24, 2006

Final Stats

PHOENIX - Junior right hander Brian DeLeo stopped a Wisconsin-Whitewater rally by allowing no earned runs in two-and-two-thirds innings of relief to help Johns Hopkins hang on for an 11-8 win over the 18th-ranked Warhawks at South Mountain Community College on Friday.

DeLeo entered the game with the bases loaded, one out and four Warhawk runs in. After two more scored, DeLeo put out the fire with a strikeout to contain the rally. DeLeo's strikeout with two runners on in the eighth prevented UWW from closing the gap and his three-up, three-down ninth inning sealed the Hopkins victory. The two-and-two-thirds innings of work gave DeLeo his second save of the season.

Hopkins jumped out to an 11-2 lead through the middle of the seventh inning, fueled by a four-run fourth inning capped off with an RBI single from sophomore first baseman Matt Benchener. Benchener was 4-for-4 with five RBI on the afternoon with a pair of homers, including a two-run smash to right field in the sixth inning.

Senior left-hander Jim Flannery (1-1) cruised through the game's first six innings, allowing just two runs on three hits while fanning 11. Flannery struck out the side with the bases loaded in the fourth, preserving a 6-0 Blue Jay lead. In the seventh, Flannery hit turbulence when four of the first five batters he faced found a way on base.

For UWW, sophomore designated hitter Cory Trepanier drove in three runs in three trips to the plate, including a pair in the sixth on a double to left center, putting the Warhawks on the board for the first time. Four other Warhawks drove in one run a piece.

Warhawk sophomore righty Randy Johnson was saddled with the loss, allowing four earned runs in four innings.

Johns Hopkins improved to 11-3-1 with the win, while Wisconsin-Whitewater, the defending Division III College World Series champion, falls to 2-2.